Tax Fixed Assets Domain Subject Matter Expert (SME)
Overview
We are seeking a Tax Fixed Assets Domain Subject Matter Expert (SME) to support the design, development, and quality of next‑generation, AI enabled tax software solutions. This role brings real‑world accounting and tax practitioner expertise into product development, ensuring that depreciation, asset accounting, and lifecycle rules are implemented accurately and reflect how tax professionals work in practice.
The ideal candidate has 3–5 years of experience at a CPA firm, with hands‑on responsibility for fixed asset accounting and depreciation in both tax and accounting contexts. This role partners closely with product, software engineering, and quality teams to clarify complex rules, define edge cases, validate calculations, and ensure software behavior aligns with practitioner expectations.
Key Responsibilities
Fixed Assets & Depreciation Expertise
- Interpret and clarify depreciation and fixed asset accounting rules across tax and accounting use cases
- Define asset lifecycle events and edge cases, including acquisitions, disposals, partial dispositions, transfers, impairments, and method changes
- Provide authoritative guidance on rule interpretation in complex or ambiguous scenarios
Product & Development Support
- Translate practitioner knowledge into clear functional guidance for product, engineering, and QA teams
- Partner with development teams to validate calculation logic and outcomes against real‑world tax scenarios
- Support acceptance criteria definition and participate in user acceptance testing (UAT)
Quality Assurance & Validation
- Validate depreciation calculations, roll‑forwards, and reporting outputs to ensure accuracy and compliance
- Assist QA teams by reviewing test cases and identifying coverage gaps
- Serve as a domain escalation point for defects discovered during testing
Practitioner Workflow & User Perspective
- Represent the voice of the tax practitioner and ensure alignment with real‑world workflows
- Identify usability risks and workflow friction early in development
Qualifications
Technical / Subject Matter Knowledge and Skills
- Experience beyond the introductory level at a mid‑market CPA firm or similar public accounting environment
- Hands‑on experience with fixed assets, depreciation, and asset accounting in a tax context
- Strong understanding of fixed assets information workflow and systems in an accounting firm
- CPA or CPA‑eligible preferred
- Experience with commercial fixed asset or tax software
- Exposure to software testing or implementation environments preferred
Communication & Leadership Skills
- Written and verbal communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to explain complex tax and accounting concepts clearly to technical and nontechnical audiences;
- Ability to collaborate effectively across product, engineering, QA, and leadership teams in a matrixed environment
- Comfort providing clear, timely guidance and constructive feedback to support decision making and quality outcomes even when situations may feel conflicting or tense
- Ability to influence without formal authority/title or reporting structure by grounding recommendations in practitioner experience and data
- Proactive communicator who surfaces risks, ambiguities, and edge cases early to avoid downstream rework
- Demonstrated professionalism and credibility when representing practitioner perspectives in cross functional discussions
Our Interview Practices
To maintain a fair and genuine hiring process, we kindly ask that all candidates participate in interviews without the assistance of AI tools or external prompts. Our interview process is designed to assess your individual skills, experiences, and communication style. We value authenticity and want to ensure we’re getting to know you—not a digital assistant. To help maintain this integrity, we ask to remove virtual backgrounds and include in-person interviews in our hiring process. Please note that use of AI-generated responses or third-party support during interviews will be grounds for disqualification from the recruitment process.
Applicants may be required to appear onsite at a Wolters Kluwer office as part of the recruitment process.
Compensation:
$68,500.00 - $120,100.00 USD
Compensation range listed is based on primary location of the position. Actual base salary offer is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skills, experience and actual hiring location. Your recruiter can share more information about the specific offer for the job location during the hiring process.
Additional Information:
Wolters Kluwer offers a wide variety of competitive benefits and programs to help meet your needs and balance your work and personal life, including but not limited to: Medical, Dental, & Vision Plans, 401(k), FSA/HSA, Commuter Benefits, Tuition Assistance Plan, Vacation and Sick Time, and Paid Parental Leave. Full details of our benefits are available upon request.
